next up: trying to build/boot a 2.6.0-test[x] kernel

[Milan Kerslager]

On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 12:48:26AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Milan Kerslager wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 02:57:45PM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> > > 
> > >   based (loosely) on my 2.4 kernel config file, i've built both
> > > a 2.6.0-test1 and 2.6.0-test2 kernel, and tried to boot both of
> > > them.
> > 
> > Try http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.5/
> > 
> > Use precompiled or grab .config from kernel-source package and try to
> > modify this one (at lest to do not forget something).
> 
> depressingly, that worked.  which means i have no idea what was
> the problem with building from the original source.  but it's late,
> and i'm not going to fret at this point.

This message is near the point where the kernel is trying to run a
program from initrd image or from your root partition (mounted under /).
So there is where the possible investigation could start.

You may try to make a diff between the two .config files to see what is
different.

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                        Milan Kerslager
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